Posts by rapidbison42

A play for +2.

12-11 in our favor

9-9

8-9

That’s it. Game over. 6-9

6-7

5-5

Honestly, Hines is just being ridiculous. He missed the window completely.

4-5

We're playing out of our minds right now. We look unstoppable. 2-5

You’re forgetting that we only actually get the ball to the striker when we're lucky enough to even mount an attack. There were stretches of ten minutes where we couldn't even get into a scoring position.

Samuel Baker3 Asks:
If they had gone with that title, it would have been an absolute disaster in Beijing.

Is there just something about the American psyche that prevents us from actually winning once we're labeled the heavy favorites in a team sport? 😉

😂

Yeah. If you're going to insist we have this kind of mentality, maybe we just shouldn't bother showing up to the big competitions at all.
We’ve racked up enough water polo medals to make that claim look completely ridiculous. We manage to grab hardware in almost every five or six tournaments we enter. Everything else is just a total blowout. Besides, we were never really the heavy favorites in this sport anyway, were we?

That’s it. Game over.
A showdown against the Americans for third place next.
The score doesn't really matter since we hit our goal. Expecting another performance like the ones we saw during the rest of the European Championship.

evo Rudić:
Ratko Rudić and his crew delivered exactly what they promised by reaching the semifinals. As for why they missed out on the championship, he puts it this way: "We had a strong start, looking much more organized than our opponents during the first two quarters. But in the second half, things got weird with some questionable officiating; we kept getting whistled during fast breaks. The Mexicans really capitalized on those moments."

So, it’s the refs' fault. Good grief.

It feels like he sets a "semifinal goal" for just about every tournament. It's pretty obvious he doesn't actually see us as top-tier contenders; he just aims for 5th or 6th place, tells everyone the goal was the semis to boost morale before the tournament, and then acts like he hit the jackpot when it happens.
A legend.

Brandon Castillo4 said:Bolton, you're still riding Rudić's coattails, aren't you? 😁

Didn't you just eat your words after that title win and admit he's the undisputed king of water polo? 😁 Just kidding, mostly. Let the guys focus on getting ready for Beijing; let's go grab that gold. 😬

👋 🤣

Sure, he’s the best in the business, but if he fails to deliver in three out of four major tournaments, you have to wonder if these players are just there for the photo ops. 😛

Shefik is at his best right after he concedes a goal.
His facial expressions are priceless. 🙂

It’s 1-0 against the Mexicans. We took the lead just 12 minutes in.

2/4
USA-Hun 0-0

by the way, neighbors

Are Zlokovic and Gojkovic Mexicans who just decided they didn't want to play for Mexico?

Wolf MNE:
Come on, neighbors, heads up. This is your chance for payback in Beijing!

Don't sweat it. We're used to losing. The US has a losing record against all the top-tier teams anyway, so a loss doesn't really change much.